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The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm

24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and while ...
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The Digital Omnivore vs. the Couch Potato

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 6:43 am

The most frightening observation of the new and remarkably comprehensive Comscore “U.S. Digital in Focus: 2012” report is the rise of the “digital omnivore.” These multidevice consumers roam the streets, ...
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LinkedIn 2012 Outlook: EBITDA vs. EPS (LNKD)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 4:21 pm

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is out with its year-end and fourth quarter earnings report.  The company earned $6.9 million or $0.12 per share on non-GAAP on sales of $167.7 million.  ...
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The Case For and Against SIRIUS XM… Value Versus Pandora? (SIRI, P)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always a gamble around earnings because of its massive share count and low price making each penny in earnings per share seem more ...
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Coinstar Ventures With Verizon Against Netflix (CSTR, NFLX, VZ)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 9:08 am

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is surging this morning on news that it will get to compete even more with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).  The operator of box DVD rentals has ...
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Another Losing Runner in the Online Content Race

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:47 am

Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including ...
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360-Degree Earnings Preview For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be well down from its highs in 2011, but the online retail platform giant is expected to post its fourth quarter earnings after the close ...
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As Facebook Ad Share Surges, Smaller Sites in Danger

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:45 am

New data from online research firm Comscore shows Facebook had 27.9% of the U.S. display advertising market, up from 21% in 2010. Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) share was 11%. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) ...
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Facebook IPO Rumors Growing Louder & Louder (GSVC, MSFT, MS, GS, DSI)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Facebook is now rumored to be filing its IPO paperwork as soon as next week.  The 'rumor' is coming out of a report from the Wall Street Journal that Morgan ...
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Netflix Earnings: When An Implosion Is Less-Bad! (NFLX)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has given its highly awaited earnings report.  The online and DVD rental giant reported earnings of $0.73 EPS and $876 million in sales.  Thomson Reuters had ...
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Full 360-Degree Netflix Earnings Preview (NFLX, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, CSTR)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 10:24 am

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is set to report earnings after the close and Wall Street has to be wondering if the bar has been set low enough to clear.  While ...
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Zynga Quiet Period Ends, Analysts Come To Defend (ZNGA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:56 am

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has now seen its quiet period end after its December IPO.  Shares were up big yesterday after Robert W. Baird's research team jumped in ahead of ...
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2012 Offers Huge Auto Opportunity If Valuations Can Be Overcome (SIRI, P, F, M)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 11:13 am

2012 may seem like a resurgence of the banking sector is afoot, but what about the resurgence of the U.S. auto industry.  The age of the consumer fleet is at ...
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Letting Pandora Take Control Of Your Car (P, SIRI, DISH)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has announced 23 agreements with automakers and after-market suppliers to include the company’s radio player in their product offerings. Pandora also claims ...
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Ford… Loss, Actually NO LOSS (F)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:24 am

As per a retraction or a correction, CNBC's Phil LeBeau has just retracted (or corrected) his statement that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is going to post a loss for ...
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